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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท January 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in January 2026 with 63 067 registrations (32.5% of the market), followed by compact (15.2%) and small cars (12.6%). Among the ten largest segments, motorhomes grew fastest year on year (+11.8%) while large vans fell furthest (โˆ’25.7%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 50.1% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 91.0% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (38.1% commercial).

Segments are the KBA's own model-series groupings, so a model sits in the segment the KBA assigns it, and the segment table below links to the models that make up each one.

Segments

SUVs63 067 (32.5%)Compact29 503 (15.2%)Small cars24 514 (12.6%)Off-road23 930 (12.3%)Mid-size16 022 (8.3%)Upper mid-size10 610 (5.5%)Utilities10 068 (5.2%)Motorhomes4 005 (2.1%)Large vans3 770 (1.9%)Minis3 473 (1.8%)Sports cars1 417 (0.7%)Mini vans1 406 (0.7%)Other1 120 (0.6%)Luxury1 076 (0.6%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs63 06732.5%โˆ’25.5%โˆ’0.6%63 067โˆ’0.6%62.5%31.8%9.7%
20Compact29 50315.2%โˆ’24.5%โˆ’18.1%29 503โˆ’18.1%74.5%12.9%5.8%
30Small cars24 51412.6%โˆ’21.7%+7.9%24 514+7.9%63.3%22.1%0.0%
40Off-road23 93012.3%โˆ’10.2%โˆ’13.9%23 930โˆ’13.9%78.4%4.9%28.6%
50Mid-size16 0228.3%โˆ’16.0%+0.5%16 022+0.5%81.4%18.2%21.2%
60Upper mid-size10 6105.5%โˆ’27.1%โˆ’3.9%10 610โˆ’3.9%88.0%50.1%17.2%
70Utilities10 0685.2%โˆ’4.5%โˆ’10.1%10 068โˆ’10.1%75.5%13.1%11.9%
8+2Motorhomes4 0052.1%+6.5%+11.8%4 005+11.8%38.1%0.0%0.2%
90Large vans3 7701.9%โˆ’25.1%โˆ’25.7%3 770โˆ’25.7%74.5%6.9%3.4%
10โˆ’2Minis3 4731.8%โˆ’50.4%โˆ’23.3%3 473โˆ’23.3%53.3%36.4%0.0%
11+3Sports cars1 4170.7%+74.3%โˆ’6.0%1 417โˆ’6.0%67.1%4.7%2.4%
120Mini vans1 4060.7%โˆ’1.9%โˆ’23.5%1 406โˆ’23.5%50.4%21.1%11.2%
13โˆ’2Other1 1200.6%โˆ’22.5%โˆ’21.4%1 120โˆ’21.4%77.9%29.6%7.7%
14โˆ’1Luxury1 0760.6%โˆ’3.8%โˆ’28.5%1 076โˆ’28.5%91.0%43.9%27.4%

SUVs 134

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1VWT-ROC3 8596.1%โˆ’18.1%โˆ’40.3%3 85964.4%
2+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 1405.0%โˆ’9.3%โˆ’0.1%3 14075.0%
3+2SKODAELROQ3 1214.9%+7.8%+1014.6%3 12153.3%
4โˆ’3BMWX12 8484.5%โˆ’46.9%+14.4%2 84866.7%
5+1VWTAYRON2 7634.4%+2.5%+6984.6%2 76387.8%
6+5SKODAKAROQ2 1713.4%+14.0%+15.5%2 17140.0%
7โˆ’3VWT-CROSS1 9293.1%โˆ’36.1%โˆ’17.7%1 92958.1%
8+2SKODAENYAQ1 8412.9%โˆ’7.9%โˆ’39.8%1 84183.3%
9+8MERCEDESGLA1 8162.9%+6.6%+27.5%1 81643.1%
10โˆ’2OPELGRANDLAND X1 5872.5%โˆ’29.3%+62.6%1 58767.9%

Compact 30

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF6 52922.1%โˆ’9.9%โˆ’15.1%6 52974.7%
2+1SKODAOCTAVIA3 99313.5%+11.4%โˆ’2.1%3 99379.0%
3+2VWID.32 4058.2%โˆ’15.4%+19.4%2 40576.8%
40SEATLEON2 2487.6%โˆ’24.0%โˆ’42.7%2 24873.3%
5โˆ’3AUDIA32 0286.9%โˆ’46.7%โˆ’12.6%2 02871.4%
6+2OPELASTRA1 7365.9%โˆ’28.5%โˆ’7.4%1 73693.1%
7+2BMW2ER1 5235.2%โˆ’7.0%+27.1%1 52380.6%
8โˆ’2BMW1ER1 4745.0%โˆ’44.7%+0.8%1 47465.4%
9+3SEATBORN1 0543.6%โˆ’12.3%โˆ’44.3%1 05439.7%
100MERCEDESA-KLASSE9523.2%โˆ’25.9%+47.6%95261.4%

Small cars 28

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA3 70515.1%โˆ’9.6%+50.4%3 70589.3%
2+1MINIMINI2 64510.8%โˆ’8.9%+18.1%2 64563.4%
3+1VWPOLO2 3229.5%โˆ’13.7%โˆ’5.5%2 32262.6%
4+4CITROENC31 7047.0%+8.1%+148.4%1 70453.2%
5+1SKODAFABIA1 6466.7%โˆ’10.9%โˆ’7.0%1 64648.8%
6+4SEATIBIZA1 1154.5%โˆ’20.0%โˆ’3.6%1 11572.6%
7โ€“DACIASANDERO1 0954.5%โ€“โ€“1 09519.3%
8โˆ’6TOYOTAYARIS1 0324.2%โˆ’71.7%โˆ’39.4%1 03257.8%
9+9FIATGRANDE PANDA9724.0%+105.1%โ€“97271.5%
10+5PEUGEOT2089724.0%+25.7%โˆ’50.1%97276.4%

Off-road 41

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 22817.7%โˆ’11.2%โˆ’36.5%4 22883.6%
2+2BMWX32 79911.7%+22.3%+43.8%2 79980.1%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 56410.7%+4.1%+22.6%2 56479.1%
4โˆ’2VOLVOXC601 8427.7%โˆ’27.3%โˆ’33.8%1 84267.4%
50AUDIQ51 3795.8%โˆ’32.6%โˆ’25.7%1 37978.0%
6+2AUDIQ31 2175.1%โˆ’5.1%+0.2%1 21771.6%
70BMWX51 1394.8%โˆ’12.2%+14.0%1 13988.3%
8+2MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE1 0394.3%+10.6%+23.8%1 03979.6%
90VOLVOXC409934.1%โˆ’10.3%+43.7%99353.8%
10+3PORSCHECAYENNE8813.7%+74.5%+78.3%88187.2%

Mid-size 22

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 06819.1%+5.5%โˆ’18.8%3 06893.4%
2+1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 41815.1%โˆ’13.9%+227.6%2 41867.5%
3+1BMW3ER1 90611.9%โˆ’21.3%โˆ’6.8%1 90687.3%
4+2MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 81311.3%+25.2%โˆ’8.4%1 81361.2%
5โˆ’3AUDIA51 73010.8%โˆ’39.8%+22.2%1 73086.5%
6+1SKODASUPERB1 5199.5%+23.2%+14.4%1 51992.2%
7โˆ’2BMW4ER1 3918.7%โˆ’33.5%โˆ’3.5%1 39186.1%
80BYDSEAL8645.4%โˆ’8.0%+1628.0%86489.8%
9+1CITROENC53742.3%โˆ’28.1%โˆ’59.2%37472.2%
10+1MAZDA62461.5%โˆ’33.3%+296.8%24650.8%

Upper mid-size 11

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 36331.7%โˆ’27.0%+96.6%3 36394.2%
2+1VWID.72 63224.8%โˆ’10.3%โˆ’16.2%2 63294.0%
3โˆ’1BMW5ER2 39222.5%โˆ’39.0%โˆ’6.5%2 39289.5%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE1 57614.9%โˆ’31.1%โˆ’42.7%1 57676.8%
50MERCEDESCLE5194.9%โˆ’18.0%โˆ’23.7%51944.3%
60VOLVO90760.7%+10.1%โˆ’14.6%7697.4%
70SUBARUOUTBACK390.4%โˆ’32.8%โˆ’56.2%3956.4%
8โ€“LEXUSES80.1%โ€“โ€“8100.0%
9โ€“XPENGP720.0%โ€“โ€“2100.0%
10โ€“ZEEKR00120.0%โ€“โ€“2100.0%

Utilities 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 34123.3%โˆ’18.5%โˆ’7.4%2 34174.2%
20VWCADDY1 38213.7%+8.0%โˆ’26.9%1 38279.8%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 24812.4%+5.8%โˆ’36.3%1 24875.4%
4+3FORDTRANSIT CONNECT7857.8%+93.8%+93.8%78588.8%
5โˆ’1VWID. BUZZ5655.6%โˆ’11.0%+44.9%56581.4%
60MERCEDESCITAN4874.8%โˆ’18.3%โˆ’17.3%48772.1%
7+2CITROENJUMPY3984.0%+40.1%+87.7%39853.8%
8+2FORDTRANSIT COURIER3793.8%+34.4%+11.8%37953.8%
9โˆ’4MERCEDESVITO3433.4%โˆ’44.3%โˆ’28.1%34393.9%
10+7PEUGEOTEXPERT2672.7%+58.0%+456.3%26764.8%

Motorhomes 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO1 58139.5%+35.5%+19.3%1 58136.7%
20VWTRANSPORTER48812.2%โˆ’14.4%+50.2%48835.7%
30CITROENJUMPER46211.5%+33.9%โˆ’7.0%46248.5%
40MERCEDESSPRINTER3879.7%+18.3%+30.7%38725.6%
5+2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO2817.0%+17.6%0.0%28134.9%
60VWCRAFTER1503.7%โˆ’47.7%+3.4%15052.0%
7โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1313.3%โˆ’59.2%+14.9%13148.9%
8+1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1052.6%+31.3%โˆ’19.2%10531.4%
9โˆ’1PEUGEOTBOXER1032.6%+5.1%โˆ’5.5%10331.1%
10โ€“MANTGE631.6%โ€“+90.9%6390.5%

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 48139.3%โˆ’11.7%โˆ’32.6%1 48178.0%
2+1VWTOURAN1 16831.0%โˆ’9.4%โˆ’8.5%1 16889.8%
3+1PEUGEOT500850813.5%+32.3%+105.7%50875.8%
4โˆ’2DACIAJOGGER42211.2%โˆ’67.9%โˆ’64.9%42228.9%
50RENAULTESPACE1193.2%โˆ’37.0%โˆ’5.6%11942.0%
60FIATULYSSE621.6%โˆ’65.2%โ€“6259.7%
7โ€“LEXUSLM100.3%โ€“โ€“1090.0%

Minis 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1FIAT5001 09431.5%โˆ’28.8%+547.3%1 09436.1%
2โˆ’1TOYOTAAYGO73221.1%โˆ’74.6%โˆ’32.8%73273.6%
30HYUNDAII 1056716.3%โˆ’31.5%โˆ’49.2%56772.7%
40KIAPICANTO51714.9%โˆ’16.7%โˆ’41.7%51764.2%
5+1LEAPMOTORT033279.4%โˆ’27.7%+157.5%32720.5%
6โˆ’1DACIASPRING1333.8%โˆ’78.0%โˆ’84.7%13329.3%
70FIATPANDA1033.0%+35.5%โˆ’59.8%10365.0%

Sports cars 15

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91198069.2%+157.2%+14.1%98069.7%
20BMWZ414610.3%+9.8%+14.1%14651.4%
3โ€“MG ROEWECYBERSTER664.7%โ€“+34.7%6684.8%
4โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG543.8%โˆ’29.9%โˆ’56.1%5470.4%
5โ€“FERRARI12CILINDRI352.5%โ€“โ€“3562.9%
6โˆ’2MERCEDESAMG GT332.3%โˆ’44.1%โˆ’52.2%3360.6%
7โˆ’2MERCEDESSL282.0%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’15.2%2889.3%
8โ€“FERRARIROMA241.7%โ€“โ€“2445.8%
9โ€“FERRARI296191.3%โ€“โˆ’54.8%1942.1%
10โ€“PORSCHECAYMAN110.8%โ€“โˆ’75.6%1145.5%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT300895768.1%+14.1%+44.1%95754.0%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE35525.2%โˆ’20.4%โˆ’65.3%35538.0%
30RENAULTSCENIC886.3%โˆ’40.5%โˆ’38.5%8856.8%
4โ€“KIASOUL60.4%โ€“โ€“6100.0%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESS-KLASSE26624.7%+27.3%โˆ’37.3%26692.5%
2+1PORSCHETAYCAN25824.0%+23.4%+23.4%25891.1%
3+2PORSCHEPANAMERA18617.3%+87.9%+31.9%18690.9%
40AUDIA812111.2%+19.8%โˆ’31.3%12197.5%
5โˆ’4BMW7ER1019.4%โˆ’67.9%โˆ’38.4%10185.1%
60AUDIE-TRON GT696.4%โˆ’5.5%โˆ’34.9%6989.9%
7โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL262.4%โ€“โˆ’38.1%2684.6%
8โ€“TESLAMODEL S141.3%โ€“โ€“1464.3%
9โ€“BMW8ER90.8%โ€“โˆ’79.1%977.8%
10โ€“LOTUSEMEYA80.7%โ€“โ€“8100.0%

Model series are the KBA's own groupings; the KBA sometimes merges series (e.g. GLK, GLC) or moves a series between segments. Month-over-month and year-over-year figures are computed from the published monthly tables and shown only when the comparison month has at least 30 registrations (10 for the electric tables).